What if We Randomize the Governor's Schedule? Evidence on Campaign Appearance Effects From a Texas Field Experiment

Political Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-159

  Shaw, Daron R ^a   Gimpel, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

campaigns; candidate; media; travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860827084     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2012.671231     Document Type: Article

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